GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

6 The hard seed of any fruit (5) 7 Of a society, relating to the

cultivation of land (8) 10 Newmarket, the home of horse racing, is in this English county (7) 11 A clay-like substance from which aluminium is obtained (7) 12 A fever transmitted by mosquito bites in many tropical or subtropical regions (7) 13 A large mass of ice in a

high mountain valley (7) 14 Ex-student Jesse Pinkman is a character in this TV drama series set in New Mexico (8,3) 19 A leather case for a pistol,

often worn on the belt (7) 21 The official residence and

offices of an ambassador (7) 23 William, ex-Star Trek actor who became the oldest person to go into space in 2021 (7) 25 Jason, English actor who plays Prime Minister Harold Wilson in the third series of The Crown (7) 26 The pouring out of wine or other liquid in honour of a god (8) 27 A type of wheat rich in gluten yielding a flour used in the manufacture of pasta (5)

DOWN

1 A sand wedge is an

example of such (4,4) 2 A roundabout or

circuitous course (6) 3 One who hikes or travels

carrying their belongings in a rucksack (10) 4 An insect larva (4) 5 Nicholas, Canadian Formula One driver whose crash in the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix led to a safety car being deployed (6) 6 ____ Street, children’s TV series whose characters include Big Bird and Cookie Monster (6) 8 A perennial plant with edible stalks noted for tartness and leaves containing a poison, oxalic acid (7) 9 Katy, U.S. singer/songwriter who released her sixth studio album Smile in 2020 (5) 13 Drink that is mixed with whisky in equal proportions to make a whisky mac (6,4) 15 Baltic state with a coastline

on the Gulf of Finland (7) 16 Bundles of paper

or information about a person (8) 17 A card game for four players

in two fixed partnerships (5) 18 Another name for hydrated calcium sulphate from which plaster of Paris is made (6) 20 The introduction to a discussion, article or piece of music (4-2) 22 Woe ____ , expression used humorously to warn someone they will be in trouble if they do something (6) 24 Come ____ or shine, phrase meaning ‘whatever the weather or circumstances’ (4)

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